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Chalcedony flake. White in colour.

Broken chalcedony blade, proximal portion remaining. Cream, white, and light yellow in colour. There is bifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin.

Porcellanite flake. Mid grey and white in colour.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with high translucency at the distal end. Surface is ground with peck marks. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered from the centre to the proximal end. Ends are rounded. Off-centre suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled mostly from one side.

Chalcedony core. Mid grey and light grey in colour.

Chalcedony core. White and mid grey in colour. Several white inclusions.

Chalcedony flake.

Porcellanite flake. Cortex present. There is bifacial retouch on the distal end of the proper right lateral margin.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and silver kawakawa variety with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Proximal edge is squared off with a notch. Suspension hole is drilled from both sides. Distal end has a curved, tapered, chisel-like edge.

partial Quadrangular diamond cross-section consistent. polished surface, minor flake scarring and bruising from butt break off presumably. Saw marks on front and back Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade. Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right diamond shaped cross section

fragment Quadrangular cross-section consistent. polished bevel, flake scarring on edges, very minor bruising on blade Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade (only partially complete). Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right blade splinter fragment with bevel

Complete Rectangular cross-section. Front of blade is ground. Bottom left portion has flake scars present. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt.

complete Quadrangular cross-section consistent. part polished, heavy flake scarring no distinct differentiation of butt, continuation of quadrangular shape Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge entire adze is slightly curved up

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Division scar on proper right side, flaking surface at top on both front and back The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The cutting edge is sharp and nearly straight. The bevel is narrow and straight and continuous with the blade

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. "?Wakatipu Dist." written on front.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front. There is sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu gouge, blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with some flaking at the poll and one flake on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt. There is some chipping along the cutting edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the poll and cutting edge. There is paper residue on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line with the accession number written on the bevel. The cutting edge is chipped.

Rock core. White and mid pink in colour. Cortex present on one side.